Louis Lequin
Tasted in Santenay with Antoine Lequin, 17 March 2021 Domaine Louis Lequin et Fils 2 rue du Pasquier de Pont 21590 Santenay Tel: +33 3 80 20 63 82 www.louis-lequin.com Here’s a 7-hectare domaine that I’ve been aware of for a long time… Read More
latour 05 meursault-blagny 1er château blagny
2005 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny 1er Château de Blagny Medium-pale yellow. The nose is wide and dense, with deep with a concentrated core of chunky pineapple – you have to wait for quite some time before higher-toned, more floral aspects, eventually peek through. Fresh and ebullient on… Read More
33x 2023 Grand Crus…
Tasted in the cellar of Château St.Aubin (family Piffault/Prosper-Maufoux) 12 March 2026. In two years, we will reconvene for this tasting at Maison Patriarche Père et Fils à Beaune… As each previous presentation, this tasting was arranged by the Fédération des Négociants Eleveurs de Grande Bourgogne (FNEB), here was the… Read More
1999 Romanée St.Vivant
18x 1999 Romanée St.Vivant … Why? It’s a fair question: How on earth did I end up with 18 different examples of 1999 Romanée St.Vivant(?) Well, around the time of the release of DRC’s 1999s, I decided I’d like to drink a 1999 Romanée-Conti for my 50th birthday. At the… Read More
The return of the Mark – Vosne 2024 – part 2
Domaine Michel Gros Vendange 2024 – Day 1, Saturday 21st Sept After travelling, arrival day and evening socials/dinner, this was ‘it’, day one for this vintage which, maybe more than usual, has had one wondering what might be in store given the much-trailed 2024 weather issues and effects to this… Read More
2024 Edition: Grands Maisons, Grands Crus – Vintage 2020
Tasted in the cellar of Château Philippe le Hardi – the newly named Château de Santenay, 21 March 2024. Well, where else will you find 36 different grand crus to taste in one sitting? I’d always considered this to be a ‘don’t miss’ tasting. Despite that, I chose not to… Read More
Vincent Paindavoine – 2022
Tasted with Vincent in Vosne-Romanée 08 December 2023. Domaine Vincent Paindavoine Rue des Grands Crus 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 12 43 Vincent’s Instagram www.vincentpaindavoine.com I’m indebted to Christophe Deola of Louis Latour fame, who gave me… Read More
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1 – The Côte de Beaune
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte de Beaune – November 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 2: The Côte de Nuits – December 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2022 Clos des Cortons – Faiveley – 6 weeks after… Read More
The 162nd Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
Last Sunday, the sale of the 162nd edition of the Hospices de Beaune wine auction – the oldest charity wine auction – delivered a total of €31 million including all the auction fees. The last two years’ sales, which were affected by covid-restrictions and covid-postponements, were but a memory… Read More